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Using pre-clinical murine DSS-induced colitis model combined with complementary <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic> peritonitis and <jats:italic>ex vivo<\/jats:italic> human neutrophil activation and chemotaxis assays we investigated functional and mechanistic impacts of atovaquone on disease resolution and neutrophil trafficking. We demonstrate that atovaquone promotes resolution of DSS-induced murine colitis by reducing neutrophil accumulation in the inflamed colonic mucosa. Mechanistically, we show that atovaquone suppressed induction of CD11b expression in neutrophils, reducing their polarization and migratory ability. 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